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Tennessee Crossroads to feature Dale Hollow Dam’s story

Nashville District Public Affairs
Published Sept. 13, 2017
Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, interviews Park Ranger Sondra Carmen Sept. 11, 2017 at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television. (USACE photo by Steve Crawford)

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, interviews Park Ranger Sondra Carmen Sept. 11, 2017 at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television.

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, shoots footage Sept. 11, 2017 of Dale Hollow Dam’s tailwater in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television. (USACE photo by Sondra Carmen)

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, shoots footage Sept. 11, 2017 of Dale Hollow Dam’s tailwater in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television.

Ed Jones, executive producer for Tennessee Crossroads, interviews Stanley Carter, Dale Hollow Dam Power Plant superintendent, at the dam Sept. 11, 2017.  The program visited the project for an upcoming episode in early 2018 as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television. (USACE photo by Sondra Carmen)

Ed Jones, executive producer for Tennessee Crossroads, interviews Stanley Carter, Dale Hollow Dam Power Plant superintendent, at the dam Sept. 11, 2017. The program visited the project for an upcoming episode in early 2018 as part of the dam’s 75th anniversary, also in 2018. The program airs on Nashville Public Television.

CELINA, Tenn. (Sept. 13, 2017) – Where do you go when you want to learn about the unique and exiting places in Tennessee?  Well the Tennessee Crossroads television program of course!  And where does the Tennessee Crossroads staff go to learn about sustainable power and endless recreational opportunities?  No place other than here at Dale Hollow Dam and Lake!

Ed Jones, executive producer, and Paul Mojonnier, videographer, visited the Dale Hollow Dam Powerhouse and Lake Sept. 11 to learn about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s involvement in producing hydroelectric power in preparation for a segment to air on Tennessee Crossroads tentatively set for April 2018. 

Tennessee Crossroads also learned about how the Corps offers outdoor opportunities to local, regional and out of town guests, and they plan to highlight Dale Hollow’s 75th Anniversary in 2018.

Hosted out of Nashville’s Public Television, a PBS Station, Tennessee Crossroads travels the highways and byways of Tennessee highlighting the personalities, crafts, places, foods and events that make Tennessee special and focuses on the unique character of Tennessee.   

With cameras set and microphones engaged, Power Plant Superintendent Stanley Carter spoke about the intricacies of how hydroelectric power is generated at Dale Hollow and is distributed out through the grid so that low-cost power is generated for power customers and the public.    

Carter then offered a typical soundbite of a power plant tour that will be offered to the general public as a part of Dale Hollow Dam’s 75th Anniversary events. 

“We work for the people,” said Carter, “and our job is to maintain these facilities to the utmost ability possible, to be responsible stewards and provide efficient power to our stakeholders.”

Dale Hollow Dam was authorized for flood control in 1938 and hydropower by the River and Harbor Act of 1946.  Most people, however, equate Dale Hollow for water and land based recreational opportunities.   

“Dale Hollow offers visitors a rustic and undeveloped destination to enjoy the out-of-doors,” said Park Ranger Sondra Carmen.   “We jealously protect these natural resources.  Dale Hollow is unique and beautiful; I just love it!”

Carmen said that in 2018 Dale Hollow Dam and Lake will be celebrating 75 years of operation and meeting the mission for which it was designed.

“We are excited that Tennessee Crossroads was eager to share our story and the distinctiveness of the dam and lake to the citizens of Tennessee,” Carmen said.

The Tennessee Crossroads program, featuring Dale Hollow Dam, will be just one of many celebratory events and ways to promote Dale Hollow during 2018.  Beginning early in 2018, Dale Hollow Dam’s 75th Anniversary will be highlighted through events such as Open House Tours, extended camping seasons, and regular releases of historical construction photos via social media.  

“It is our desire that tourists will visit Dale Hollow to learn and experience all that the dam, lake and region has to offer,” Carmen added. 

Tennessee Crossroads will be an integral part of telling the story of Dale Hollow across this great state and sharing the significance to those who benefit from it on a regular basis.  Stay tuned in to Tennessee Crossroads so as to not miss the air date for Dale Hollow Dam tentatively scheduled for April 2018.

For more information about Dale Hollow Lake, go to http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/Dale-Hollow-Lake/ or follow the lake on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dalehollowlake. For more information about Tennessee Crossroads, go to http://tennesseecrossroads.org/.

(The public can also obtain news, updates and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the district’s website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nashvillecorps.)